outwardly

Example Sentences

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Outwardly, she shows no signs of being devastated by her dad’s imminent passing, happily playing with him, almost in denial of his fate.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Outwardly unassuming and privately acerbic, Martin Gilmour teaches at a second-rate English university that, in his words, “tended to attract the stupid rich.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Outwardly we live our normal lives, but there is an inner sadness.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025

Outwardly, these two are leading lives of quiet desperation, though because this is an Aki Kaurismaki movie, their despair comes with great comic timing.

From New York Times • Nov. 16, 2023

Outwardly, Hickock seemed to one and all an unusually untroubled young man.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote